A highball is a mixed alcoholic drink that typically consists of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer, often a carbonated beverage
. Examples of highball drinks include Seven and Seven, Scotch and soda, gin and tonic, screwdriver, fernet con coca, Tom Collins, and rum and Coke (a.k.a. Cuba libre with the addition of lime juice)
. A highball is usually served over ice in a large straight-sided highball glass or Collins glass
. The whiskey highball is a popular variation of the highball, which is made with whiskey and ginger ale
. Highballs are often considered a broad cocktail category that can encompass many different drinks, including gin and tonic, rum and coke, vodka soda, whiskey ginger, and 7 and 7
